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The Forum Theatre Clocktower, Melbourne, Victoria
A view of the clocktower at the Forum Theatre (formerly the State Theatre) in central Melbourne. Designed by American architect John Eberson in conjunction with Melbourne firm Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson, The Forum was originally built as a cinema…
The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria
A view of the Forum Theatre (formerly the State Theatre) in central Melbourne. Designed by American architect John Eberson in conjunction with Melbourne firm Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson, The Forum was originally built as a cinema palace. Completed in…
Tags: Alhambra, architecture, Bohringer, cinema, clock tower, columns, corbel, cupola, dome, grotesque figures, Iberian Peninsula, Islamic rule, John Eberson, machiolation, Medieval Spain, minaret, moor, Moorish Revival, oriel windows, pressed cement, reconquista, Spanish Mission style, Taylor & Johnson, theatre, tower, tracery, Vic, Victoria, winged creatures
The Viking
A poem advertising the film ‘The Viking’ on page 6 of the Darwin newspaper, the Northern Territory Times on July 24, 1931. The poem mentions historical Viking Age Danish kings Gorm and his son Harald Bluetooth, and other terms associated…
Tags: advertisement, advertisements, cinema, Darwin, film, Gorm, Harald Bluetooth, Northern Territory, Northern Territory Times, NT, poetry, saga, skald, viking, vikings
Viking Memories
A review of the film The Viking on page 14 of the Adelaide newspaper ‘The Advertiser’ on October 17, 1929. The film was about Lief Eriksson, or Leif the Lucky, the leader of possibly the first group of Europeans to reach North America.…
Tags: Adelaide, cinema, dragon, dragon ships, film, films, Lief Eriksson, movie, movies, Norseman, Norway, SA, saga, ship, ships, South Australia, The Advertiser, viking, vikings